UT Swimmer Jordan Crooks Becomes 2nd Collegiate Swimmer to Swim 50y Under 18 Seconds

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Not sure where to post this (mods feel free to move to another forum), but a UT swimmer has become only the 2nd swimmer ever to achieve this feat:

Crooks Swims 50 yards in Under 18 Seconds

He's only 3/10 of a second behind Caleb Dressel's collegiate record and he's only a Sophomore. We could have another UT Olympian soon.

Here's a video of the swim, albeit on a UGA swim YouTube channel:
 
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The guy's a beast---2nd fastest 50 ever, I believe--but he was upset in the 100-yard butterfly tonight by his rival
from florida (who came in 2nd in the 50 free). Crooks led nearly the entire way but got tired and tied up in the last 20
yards and got beat.

I think the UT men have a decent chance of finishing 2nd again in the meet behind powerhouse florida, which has won the SEC men's title
something like 12 years straight. florida's depth is too much for the rest of the conference. Haven't checked the team scores but I think our
men were fourth earlier in the night but picked up a lot of points by having 4 swimmers in the A final of the 100 butterfly. And we should do well
in the breast stroke, which I think is tomorrow.

On the women's side, we will not repeat as SEC champs this year. We got killed when the Swimmer of the Meet last year, Ellen Walshe, who won
three events as a freshman, decided not to return to school this year. She supposedly was going to return from Ireland, her home country, this spring but didn't. Not sure what her plans are going forward. Losing her and another excellent swimmer, Summer Smith, really hurt us--not to mention we had 3 other good swimmers who missed most of the season and only got back into training a few weeks ago and simply are not in great form. Just too many missing swimmers this year and we have no depth. Last year we had lots of quality depth--which is really the key to winning the team championships--but not
this year. What's more, our women's divers are below average. We may do well on the platform, but otherwise our female diving is fairly weak. It's too bad as had we been fully healthy with Smith and Walsh swimming our women might have won their 3rd SEC title in 4 years. Didn't happen. But we have a very strong swimming program.
 
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That's awesome. My kids have been swimming for years, and I've seen some fast kids. Never saw anything below a 24 though, that's impressive.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
Not sure where to post this (mods feel free to move to another forum), but a UT swimmer has become only the 2nd swimmer ever to achieve this feat:

Crooks Swims 50 yards in Under 18 Seconds

He's only 3/10 of a second behind Caleb Dressel's collegiate record and he's only a Sophomore. We could have another UT Olympian soon.

Here's a video of the swim, albeit on a UGA swim YouTube channel:
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Looks like he’s laughing when he swims, Cool!
 
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turbovol said:
The guy's a beast---2nd fastest 50 ever, I believe--but he was upset in the 100-yard butterfly tonight by his rival
from florida (who came in 2nd in the 50 free). Crooks led nearly the entire way but got tired and tied up in the last 20
yards and got beat.

I think the UT men have a decent chance of finishing 2nd again in the meet behind powerhouse florida, which has won the SEC men's title
something like 12 years straight. florida's depth is too much for the rest of the conference. Haven't checked the team scores but I think our
men were fourth earlier in the night but picked up a lot of points by having 4 swimmers in the A final of the 100 butterfly. And we should do well
in the breast stroke, which I think is tomorrow.

On the women's side, we will not repeat as SEC champs this year. We got killed when the Swimmer of the Meet last year, Ellen Walshe, who won
three events as a freshman, decided not to return to school this year. She supposedly was going to return from Ireland, her home country, this spring but didn't. Not sure what her plans are going forward. Losing her and another excellent swimmer, Summer Smith, really hurt us--not to mention we had 3 other good swimmers who missed most of the season and only got back into training a few weeks ago and simply are not in great form. Just too many missing swimmers this year and we have no depth. Last year we had lots of quality depth--which is really the key to winning the team championships--but not
this year. What's more, our women's divers are below average. We may do well on the platform, but otherwise our female diving is fairly weak. It's too bad as had we been fully healthy with Smith and Walsh swimming our women might have won their 3rd SEC title in 4 years. Didn't happen. But we have a very strong swimming program.
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There was a day when UT swim teams were second to none. I loved their tradition back then to shave just before the nationals.
 
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Remy said:
There was a day when UT swim teams were second to none. I loved their tradition back then to shave just before the nationals.
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We've got one national title in swimming and that was a long time ago. I think it either made the cover of Sports Illustrated or there was certainly a story--a photo of a row boat in the our pool. We do have a long tradition of being strong in swimming, and we're lucky to have Kredich running the program. He's an excellent program director.

Our men's tennis program has been strong for a very long time as well. I thought they'd be very good this year, with a veteran group, but they've struggled. Woodruff is a good coach but he never talks to anybody about the team or matches--not the regular media, not UTSports.com, not the Daily Beacon--no post-match pressers, interviews, nothing. It's pretty annoying and probably violates his contract. I mean, the program seems to want fan support but when the coach is mute how much can you expect? I think the guy needs to lighten up a little.
 
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joevol33 said:
That's awesome. My kids have been swimming for years, and I've seen some fast kids. Never saw anything below a 24 though, that's impressive.
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My son just moved up to 11-12yo and those kids are swimming 24-26. It's ridiculous

Did show him this video and his mouth was open. That swim was amazing and a direct reflection of his training. His underwaters are ridiculous
 
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utvolpj said:
My son just moved up to 11-12yo and those kids are swimming 24-26. It's ridiculous

Did show him this video and his mouth was open. That swim was amazing and a direct reflection of his training. His underwaters are ridiculous
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The turn off the wall, in particular, was insane. Normally, you expect your 1st underwater to be the best (since you're diving in and you're still fresh), but he manages to do the 2nd lap in almost the same time as the 1st due to that spectacular underwater!
 
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Illinoisvolfan2 said:
Wonder what he could do in a 50 meter pool? Does making a turn add to or reduce times??
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Direct conversion to 50m would estimate 20.7 seconds, but in reality, it would be slower. Big difference between long course (50m) and short-course (25y) in a sprint like this, particularly given how good his turns and underwaters are. According to FINA, Crooks best 50m time is 22.2 seconds, but if he swam as well as he did here, I would guess he'd be under 22 seconds.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
The turn off the wall, in particular, was insane. Normally, you expect your 1st underwater to be the best (since you're diving in and you're still fresh), but he manages to do the 2nd lap in almost the same time as the 1st due to that spectacular underwater!
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His 18.9 fly leg in the relay was as impressive if not more. My son hates fly and I tell him if your underwater is strong you do fewer strokes.
 
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utvolpj said:
Reduce. Yards times are always faster due to the push off the wall on a turn
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Pretty crazy that he only had 7 strokes on the first 25, and just 8 on the next 25. He basically used starting board and wall turn momentum for majority of the swim. I would guess he was under water for 20-30 meters. Awesome sprint!
 
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utvolpj said:
My son just moved up to 11-12yo and those kids are swimming 24-26. It's ridiculous

Did show him this video and his mouth was open. That swim was amazing and a direct reflection of his training. His underwaters are ridiculous
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I agree
 
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turbovol said:
We've got one national title in swimming and that was a long time ago. I think it either made the cover of Sports Illustrated or there was certainly a story--a photo of a row boat in the our pool. We do have a long tradition of being strong in swimming, and we're lucky to have Kredich running the program. He's an excellent program director.

Our men's tennis program has been strong for a very long time as well. I thought they'd be very good this year, with a veteran group, but they've struggled. Woodruff is a good coach but he never talks to anybody about the team or matches--not the regular media, not UTSports.com, not the Daily Beacon--no post-match pressers, interviews, nothing. It's pretty annoying and probably violates his contract. I mean, the program seems to want fan support but when the coach is mute how much can you expect? I think the guy needs to lighten up a little.
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I remember that cover-I used to have it. I’m aging myself, but I worked at the aquatic center during that time. The swim team was beast mode, I particularly remember Andy Coan and John Ebuna. Coan’s wing span was incredible. There was so much excitement over that championship. Sadly, several of those guys were Olympians, but didn’t get to compete because of the boycott. Coach Buzzard was intense, to say the least.
 
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Its pretty wild how much faster they are then now. I was pretty competitive when I was younger and my fastest 50 yd time was 22. I miss competitive swimming.
 
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utvolpj said:
Of course you're right and I did kinda skip that but scy allows for a turn and push. That was more what I was going after.
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May sound weird, but that turn and push has always fascinated me. My daughter win a lit of races, because she was so good at it. She'd be close with everyone, and leave them after that turn. It just amazes me, if I flipped in the water like that, I'd probably run back into the wall🤣.
 
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Very impressive swim by Crooks! I did 100 yard backstroke in high school and was fortunate enough to make the state finals but never could break :59 seconds. I think you had to have at least 1:06 back then in the late 90's to qualify for the state meet
 
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joevol33 said:
May sound weird, but that turn and push has always fascinated me. My daughter win a lit of races, because she was so good at it. She'd be close with everyone, and leave them after that turn. It just amazes me, if I flipped in the water like that, I'd probably run back into the wall🤣.
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On backstroke we would find a place on the ceiling during warm-ups and count strokes from there to know when to roll and flip. I hit the wall or came up too short a few times my freshman year though😂
 
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Vol since 77 said:
On backstroke we would find a place on the ceiling during warm-ups and count strokes from there to know when to roll and flip. I hit the wall or came up too short a few times my freshman year though😂
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My daughter hated it at first, but it became her best stroke. She won as much on backstroke as she did free
 
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